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Hedley, British Columbia BC 49°24′08″N 120°15′25″W / 49.4023°N 120.257°W / 49.4023; -120.257 ( Similkameen Spirit Trail National Historic Site of Federal ( 14552 )
This list of museums in British Columbia, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available ...
Penticton (/ p ɛ n ˈ t ɪ k t ən / pen-TIK-tən) is a city in the Okanagan Valley of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. In the 2016 Canadian Census , its population was 33,761, [ 2 ] while its census agglomeration population was 43,432.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington.It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the east, and by Okanogan County, Washington to the south.
Kaleden (/ k ə ˈ l iː d ən /) is an unincorporated community about midway along the western shore of Skaha Lake in the Okanagan region of south central British Columbia. [1] Adjacent to BC Highway 97 , the locality is by road about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Penticton .
Penticton-Summerland is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. Previously the district was named Okanagan-Penticton from 1991 to 2001, Penticton-Okanagan Valley from 2001 to 2009 and Penticton from 2009 to 2024.
In January 1865, Ellis sailed for British Columbia and arrived in Victoria in March 1865. [2] It was in the late 1860s that Ellis began to accumulate large acreages in the South Okanagan . [ 3 ] His original holding had 642.35 acres and was located on a large piece of land in modern-day Penticton .
The Penticton Aquatic Club was a boathouse, social centre, and clubhouse for aquatic activities in Penticton, British Columbia. [1] Built in 1913 at the foot of Winnipeg Street by Okanagan Lake , it became an important part of Penticton summer life.